Ventilating window mechanism



March 10, 1936. B s. FLORADAY" 2,033.764

VENTILATING WINDOW MECHANISM Filed Feb. 6, 1935 5 Sheets-Sheet l March 10, 1936. s FLORADAY 2,033,764

VENTILATING WINDOW MECHANISM Filed Feb. 6, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 March 10, 1936. B, s, LORADAY 2,033,764

VENTILATING WINDOW, MECHANI SM Filed Feb. 6, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 position;

Patented Mu. 1o,'193 6' UNITED sTATEs ENT OFFICE PAT.

' vEN'rmarmG wmnow Burton s. Floraday, Toledo, ohih'mi'gnm to Automobile Ventilation, Inc., corporation of Michigan Application February a, 1935, serial Detroit, llicit, a

19 Claims. (Q1; ZR-126) This invention relates tar ventilating windows and more particularly to a system of window ventilation adaptable for embodiment in vehicle bodies such as thedoors of automobiles.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved, relatively simple and economical mecha- 'nism for raising and lowering the window glass in the body or door or other structure and-for providing a ventilating slot at one upright edge of-the glass when the latter is substantially fully raised, the preferred construction being such -that the window glass may be shifted horizon- I tally or edgewise in its plane intd and out of position tot-provide and/or close said-ventilating" slot.

2 A further'object of the invention is to provide an improved ventilating window mecha nism operabe in the manner and for the purposes above escribed and also-having means for shiftingjhe glass edgewise in its plane or longitudinallfduring the vertical or upward and- -,downward movement'of the glass whereby the rear edge .of the g1 s during its vertical travel r will clear an obstruc ion, such as the latch spindle carried by the rear pillar of a door. In. ac-J cordance with this aspect of the invention the mechanism is particularly adaptable for use in a 'vehicle door which ishinged at its 'fo'rward edge 1 andin which the window glass is,fir'st shifted vertically into ventilating position and'thenforwardiy to close the ventilating opening. 1

. Embodinient's of .the invention are shown by way of illustration in the accompanying'drawg ing's, in which:

Figure 1 a side elevation of a portion of an automobile door viewed from the inside with the upholstering removed and showing the window in itsc'losed'position;

Figure-2 is a fragmentary view showing the window moved rearwardly to provide a ventilating slot andshowing the upper end po'rti'ons of the regulator arms; v

Figure 3 is a' view similar to Figure 2, showing the position of theparts after the window has been lowered a short distance from its uppermost Figure 4 anehlarged. sectionalelevation on thelinel-lofFigurel; t Figure 5 is a'vertical sectiona'l elevation on the line 55 ofFigurl; l

- Figurefi is a sectional view on the hne 6-6 of mum Figure '7 is a side elevation of a portionfoi' an 5 automobile door viewed from the inside showing position with upper ends of regulator arms 25 and25 respecby a mom an alternate form of window-operating mecha- Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation showing the position of the parts just below'their uppermost pdsition; a 5

Figure 9'is arr-enlarged sectional view on the line 9-9 of Figure 8; Al 4 Figure 10 is an enlargedsectional view on the line l liili of Figure 8; e o

Figure 11 is a fragmentary elevation-showing m the position of the parts after the window has been moved rearwardly to provide a ventilating slot;

Figure. 12 isa view similar to Figure 11 show- 'ing the window partially lowered and movingat u 14 extends from its upper end downwardly to a a point below the window opening II, where it I inclines'downwardly and forwardly as indicated 30" at I 5, and thence downwardly, as indicatedat l6. This offset in the runway ll afl'ordsample clearance for the spindle II for operating the door .latch (not shown), a handle l8 being disposed on the outside of the door and mounted onthe outer end of the spindle I! for actuation thereof.

Mounted on the lower edge of the window 12 is a channel strip J9, and between the channel strip and the window is a suitable packing 20.

Fixed to one side of the channel strip is 'are' rails 2| and 22 forming horizontal elongate guide channels in which pins 2% and "24 are adapted to slide. The pins 23 and 24 are mounted on the tively, and secured to the lower endiof the arm '25 is a gear sector 26', which meshes with a similar sector '21 mounted on a plate 28 hava larger sector 29 with which a pinion 30 meshes. The pinion 3ll isoperated by a suitable handle (notshown) disposed on the inside of the door, and these parts are carried g plate 3! secured in place in any'appropriate manner. A spiral spring arrangemen't 32 is molmted on the pivot pins oi-the V gear sectors for counterbalancing the weight of the window in the usual manner.

Secured to the upper end of the regulator arm 25 is a finger-like extension 33, which projects forwardly and then inclines downwardly providing a tapering depending portion 34 and forming an upwardly and rearwardly curved surface 35, which terminates at its upward end in a notch 33'. From the notch 33 the underside of the extension inclines downwardly and rearwardly toward the arm 25,'as indicated at 31.

Secured to the upper end of theregulator arm 23 is a member 33 ha orizontally disposed inclined surfaces 33 and 3, which are verticaliy spaced, as particularly shown on Figure 4.

Secured to the forward end of the rail 2| is a' of erail 2|, and mounted on the forward end of' e rail' 22 is apin 42. 42 project outwardly from the rails in, the path of movement of the finger 33 and the cam memher 33.

The operation of the abovemechanism is as follows: U) I Assuming that the window is in its raised position with the ventilating slot closed, as shown in Figure 1, the handle is moved to actuate the pinion 33, which, through the gearing above described, moves the regulator arms 25 and 23 in 'opposite directions away from each other. The

notched portion 33; of the finger extension 33- is in engagement with the pin 4| so thatuponmovement of the regulator arm 25 to the right (Figure 1), the window .I2 is caused to move to I the right or rear'wardly of the vehicle so that the front vertical edge of the window is moved out of thechannel l3 and the rear vertical edge is moved into the relatively deep channel l4 substantially, as shown in Figure 2. This provides a slot V between the front vertical edge of the. window" and the window franie, and

through which foul air, smoke, gases, etc. may be larity of the regulator arm 25, the finger extension 33 is moved so that the notch 33 clears the pin 4| whereby'subsequent swinging movement of the arms 25 and 23 in opposite directions causes the window to move vertically downward.

Such movement continues until the inclined portion |5 of the channel l4 is'reached, where'- upon the member 13 which, in effect, is a cam member, has reached the pin 42. Owing to the angularity of the surfaces-33 and 43, the window 12 is caused to move at an angle downwardly .and forwardly, as indicated in Figure 3, follow ing substantially the path indicated by the line.

43, such angular motion of the window l2 continuing until the member 33 of the regulator 23 has cleared the pin 32. It will-be epparentthat the finger-like extension 33 serves t3 prevent the window lffi'om moved forwhrdly during the downward movement of the window l2 from its uppermost position tosubstantially the inclinedsin'face ii, the pin 4| abutting against the inner edge35,of theex- The pins'4l and.

tension, thereby insuring that the window remains in the desired position.

Upon movement of the regulator arms 25 and 23 in a direction opposite to that-above described, it will be apparent that the above operation is reversed. Mounted in the rear end of the channel 2| is a pin 10, which engages and cooperates with the pin 23 on the arm 25 when the glass i2 is fully lowered for insuring that the pin 42 is properly positioned relative to the member 38 during the raising of the window. For the purpose of removing .the window I2 from its frame and to enable the same to be mounted in position, a block 44 has an elongate slot 45, into which a'stud 43 .projects. Opposite ends of the block 44 are grooved to fit the pins the pin 4|; which is in screw threaded engagement with the rail 2|, the block 44 can be slid to 4| and 23 respectively. As shown most clearly in the left, therebyallowing the pin 23 to be moved a! out of the channel in the rail 2 I. The right hand end of the hannelin the rail 22 is open so that by moving the arms 25 and 23 closer together the pins 23 and 24 can be moved out of engagement with their respective rails Cdow l2 to be removed.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 7 to 13, similar gear mechanism is employed, but it will be noted that the regulator arm 25 has a plate extension 41, which extends forwardly. the outer end portion inclining downwardly and forwardly, having fingers 43 and 50 providing a .notch 5| ,therebetween. A's shown in Figure 9, the finger 43 is oflset inwardly from the finger- 50. The regulator arm 23' has a substantially L-shaped cam member 52secured to the outer to allow the winwardly. The member 52 has a camisurface on its oiter edge including abutment portions 33 and I Carried by the outer end of the regulator arm.

, 25" is a stud 55 engaging in a slpt53 formed in a rail 51, which is secured to and depends from the window channel Il Mounted on the outer end of the regulator arm 23! is a stud 53.which 5.

- engages in a slot 53 formed in the rail 51. The slot 53 has a forward horizontally disposed portion and a' rearward upwardly inclined portion 30 terminating in an enlarged opening, 3|. The

end thereof. a portion of which extends rearslot 53 extends in a horizontal direction, but'at a portion it extends" vertically, as and then horizontally terminatthe forward end "indicated at 32,

ing in an enlarged opening- 33. ,Engageable by thefinger extension 43 is a pin 34 secured to the rail 51, and engageable by the finger 50 is a pin 35 also carried by the rail 51, the pin 35 extending outwardly therefrom a greater distance than thepin34...

\ The cam member 52 is engageable with pins 33 and 31 carried by the rail 51. f The pin 31, as indicated'on Figure '10, extends outwardly from the rail "(beyond thepin 33. v.also as indicated in Figure 10, it'will be noted that the cam projection 53 is disposed-closer "to. the rail .51 on .the abutment surface 54 to 'enable' the abutment surface 54 to clear the pin 33 during the movement of the \arm 23. a

As indicated by the lines-33 on Figure 13, the mechanism shown in Figures '1 to 1 3 imparts similar movement w the window as the mecha- 7s and described'in connection with Figures 1 t 6. with the parts arranged as in dicated inFlgure '7 with the window inits raised position, and the ventilating slot closed, it will beznoted that'the pin 55 is disposed in the up wardly extending portion 62 of the slot or guide channel 56 so that the window is in locked posi- 'tion, any force exerted against the window to move ithorizontally being resisted by the pin 55 and regulator mechanism. Upon actuation of "the pinion 33 to 'move the regulator arms 25* and 26 in opposite directions, it will be apparent the lower end portion of-theslot 62 in position to that the pin 55 abuts against the edge of the vertical channel or slot 62, and causes the window i2 to-,move to the right or rearwar'dly in a horizontal direction into the runway I4, thereby to provide the ventilating opening V. this movement the finger 50 in cooperation with the pin 64 prevents retrogrademovement of the window and the pin 58 on the arm 26"moves forwardly along the inclined portion Ell of its guide channel. The pin 58 supports the forward endof the window during its transverse movement and the inclined portion 65 of the slot compensates for the swinging movement of the pin. 58. when the window has completed its horizontal movement the pin 55 is disposed in move along the horizontal channel 56.- When the pin 55 is in that position the pin 58 is disposed in' the rear end of the horizontal channel 59.

Upon further swinging'movementof the regulator arms away from each other, the window, I2 is caused to move downwardly, the pins 55 and 58 moving along their respective channels.

This downward movement continues until the I window. I! reaches the upper end of the down wardly inclined portion ii of thev runway I, f

whereupon the camabutment 53 on the regulator arm Zi abuts against the pin 65, thereby imparting horizontal downwardly and forwardly I inclined movement to the window i2. During this movement the finger 49 moving with the IG. in the usual manner to lower regulator, arm engages the pin 64,- the curvature of the contacting surface of the-finger l9 being such as to prevent rearward shifting movement of the window after the camming action of the abutment cam 53 and until the rearedge of the window'has entered the runway portion Thereafter the regulator arms function the window in a straight vertical path.

It will be understood that upon reversal of V the direction of movement of the regulator arms 25* and 26* the abutment cam 54 engages the 7 pin 61, thereby grearward movement to the window as it travels upwardlyuntil ithas passed the inclined runway i5, and during this movement the abutment cam 53 rides over its pin 66. It will be understood that the remaining I, operation to. complete the raising of the window and moving the same forwardly to close theventilating'slot V' is a reversal of the operation above described.

When it is desired'to disengage the window and its rail 51 from the regulator arms; the arms are moved to the position in which the pins 55 be removedtoaflordthe necessary 'thearmli'forthispurpose. t fltistobennderstoodthatnumerouschanges and 58 register respectively with the; enlarged portions 63 and 5] of the slotted channels. These openings are suflicient to enahlethe rail 51 to be laterally clear of thepins. The pin.55. whichis detachably mounted on the rail, must movement to a in details of construction, arrangement and operation may be eiiected withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, especially as defined v in the appended claims.

Iclaim:

1. Regulator mechanism for a window glass mounted in a window opening for successive vertical and horizontal movements in it's-plane; comprising aretainer member at the lower edge-of the glass,'a pair of swingingregulator arms, one

of said arms and said member having cooperating cam means for shifting the glass in opposite .di-' i rections longitudinally of the vehicle during the vertical travel of the glass, the other of said arms and said retainer member having! cooperating means for shifting the glass edgewise in opposite During directions into and out of position to provide a ventilating opening-at one upright edge of the u glass when the latter is substantially fully raised.

2. Regulator mechanism for a window glass mounted in a vehicle body window opening, comprising a retainer member atthejower edge of the glass, a pair of swinging regulator arms, one

of said arms and said member having cooperating -'-cam means for shiftingfthe glass in opposite directlons longitudinally of the vehicle during the vertical travel of the glass, the other of said arms and said retainer member having cooperating means for shifting the glass longitudinally in opposite. directions 'into and out of positionto provide a ventilating opening 'at the forward edge of the'glass when the latter is substantially fully raised, and one of said arms having a'cam ex tending between the arms when raised and cohating cooperating cam means for shifting the glass in opposite directions longitudinally of the vehicle during the vertical travel of the glass, the other of said arms and said retainer member havingcooperating means for shifting the glass I longitudinally in opposite directions into and out of position to provide a ventilating opening at the forward edge of the glass when the. latter is substantially fully raised, and one of said arms having a pair. of cams extending between the arms when raised and successively cooperating with parts on said retainer member for blocking 4. A regulator mechanism for a windowglass mounted in a vehicle body window opening. for successive vertical and horizontal movements in the'glass against longitudinal movement in different elevated positions thereof.

its plane, comprising a retainer member at the lower edge of the glass, frontand rear swinging regulator arms; 'said'front arm' and said memher having cooperating c'am means for shifting the glass in opposite directions longitudinally;

of the vehicle during the vertical travel of the glass, and said rear arm and retainer member cooperating means for shiftingthe glass edgewise in obposltedirectionsintoand out oi.

forward edge of the glass when the latter is sub- 5.1 regulator mechanism for a window glass mounted in a vehicle body window opening for position to provide a ventilating opening at the successive vertical and horizontal movements in its plane, comprising a retainer member at the lower edge of the glass. front and rear swinging regulator arms, said front arm and said member having cooperating cam means for shiitlng the glass in opposite directions longitudinally of the vehicle during the vertical travel'of the glass,

1 said. rear-arm and retainer member having oooperatingmeans for shifting the glass edgewise in opposite directions into and out of position to provide a ventilating opening at the forward edge of'the glass when the latter is substantially fully raised, and one of said arms having a cam extending between the arms when raised and cooperable with a part on said retainer member vehicle during the vertical travel of, the glass,

said rear arm and retainer member having co bperating means for shifting the glass edgewise. in opposite directions into andout of position to provide a ventilating opening at the forward edge of the glass when the latter is substantially fully raised, and one of said arms having a pair 'of cams extending between the arms when raised and successively cooperating with parts on said retainer member for blocking the glass against longitudinal movement in diiferent elevated positions thereof.

7. A' regulator mechanism for a window glass, mounted in avehicle body window opening for;

successive vertical and horizontal movements in its plane, comprising a retainer member at the lower edge of the glass, 9. pair of swinging regulator arms, one of said arms having a pair of cams, one thereof cooperable with said retainer member for shifting the glass iorwardly in its plane during the downward travel-of the glass, and the other cooperable with said member for shifting the glass rearwardly in its plane during the upward travel ofthe glass, and means controlled by the other of the arms for shifting the glass inits plane into or out of ventilating posi-, tion when substantially fully raised.

- 8. A regulator mechanism for a window glass mounted in a vehicle body window opening for successive vertical and horizontal movements in its plane, comprising a retainer member at the lower edge of the glass, a regulator including a pair of oppositely swinging arms for raising and lowering the glass and also for shifting the glass longitudl'nally'of the vehicle into and out of position to provide a ventilating slot at the forward 4 edge of the glass, and cam means carried by the forward of said arms'and cooperable with the retainer member for shifting the glass forwardly -,and'rearwardly during .the downward and upward travel respectively of the glass,

9. A regulator mechanismfor a window mounted in ayehicle body window opening-for successive vertical and-horizontal movements in its plane, comprising a retainer member at the lower edge of the glass, a regulator including a pair ofoppodtely swinging arms for raising and lower-ink the glass and also ,for shifting the glass longitudinally-of vehicle into and'out DI position to provide a ventilating slot at the forward edge of the glass, and cam means carried by the forward of said arms and 'cooperable with the retainer member for shifting the glass forwardly and re rwardly during the downward and upward travellgxspectively of the glass, said cam means 'inclu g a pair of spaced cam surfaces, and a stud on said retainer member engageable with said surfaces. I

10. A regulator mechanism fora window glass mounted in a vehicle body window opening for successive vertical and horizontal movementsin its plane, comprising a retainer member at the lower edge of the glass, a regulator including a pair of oppositely swinging arms for raising and lowering the glass and also for shifting the glass longitudinally of the vehicle into and out of position to provide a ventilating slot at the 'forward edge of the glass, and cam means carried by the forward of said arms and cooperable with the retainer member for shifting the glass forwardly and rearwardly during the downward and upward travel respectively of the glass, said cam means including a pair of cams disposed in different vertical planes, and a pair of studs of different lengths projecting from saidretainer member for engagement by said cams.v

11. A regulator mechanism for a window glass mounted in a vehicle body! window opening for successive vertical and horizontal movements in its plane, comprising a retainer member at the lower edge of the glass, a regulator including a pair of oppositely swinging 'arms for raising and lowering the glass and also for shifting the glass longitudinally of the vehicle into and out of position to provide a ventilating slot at the forward edge of the'glas s, and cam means carried by the forward of said arms and cooperable with.the

retainer member for shifting the glass forwardly and rearwardly during the downward and upward travelrespectively of the glass, said cam means including a pair of spaced cam surfaces at the outer end or said arm, and a part or parts on said retainer member engageable at predetermined times with said surfaces.

12. In a vehicle body having a window opening and a window glass mounted for successive verheal and horizontal movements in the plane of .the glass, regulator mechanism comprising front and rear oppositely swinging arms having devices engageable at the lower edge of the glass for raising and lowering the same, said front arm having cam means separate from said device for shifting the window longitudinally during the vertical travel thereof, and means at the lower edge of said glass and engageable by said device on the rear arm for shifting the glass into or out of ventilating position when the glass is substantially fully raised.

13. In a vehicle body having a window opening and a window glass mounted for successivevertical and horizontal movements in the plane of the glass, regulator mechanism comprising front and rear oppositely swinging arms having devices engageableat the lower edge of the glass for raising and lowering the same, said front arm having cam means separatefrom said device for shifting the window longitudinally during the vertical travel thereof, means atthe lower edge of said glass and .engageable by said device on the rear arm for shifting the glass into or out of entilating' position when the glass is substantia y fully raised, and cam means carried by said rear arm and cooperable with a part or parts at the lower ed ofthc glass for blocking the window against longitudinal movementby a force applied directly to the glass when the window glass is in raised or substantially raised position.

14. In a vehicle body having a window opening and a window glass mounted for successive vertical and horizontal movements in the plane of the glass, regulator mechanism comprising front and rear oppositely swinging arms having devices engageable at the lower edge of the glass for raising and lowering the same, said front arm having cam means separate from said device for shifting the window longitudinally during the vertical travel thereof, means at the lower edge of said glass andengageable by said device on the rear arm for shifting the glass into or out of ventilating position when the glass is substantially fully raised, and a cam extension projecting between the arms when raised and provided with an extended cam surface engageable with means on the lower edge of the glass for blocking the window against longitudinal movement by a force applied directly to the glass when in raised or substantially raised position.

' 15. In a vehicle bodyhaving a window opening and a window glass mounted for successive vertical and'horizontal movements in the plane of the glass, regulator mechanism comprising front and rear oppositely swinging arms for raising and lowering the glass, said mechanism having means for shifting the glass in its plane into and out of position to provide a ventilating slot vat the forward edge of the glass, means on the said front arm for shifting the glass longitudinally in opposite directions during the vertical travel of the glass, and a pair of cams offset into difierent vertical planes and carried by the rear arm for blocking longitudinal movement of the glass when in different raised positions.

16. Regulator mechanism for. a window glass mounted for successive vertical and horizontal 'movements in the plane of the glass, comprising front and rear oppositely swinging arms for raisprising a retainer member at the lower. edge of the glass, front and rear swinging regulator arms, said front arm having a pair of cams, one thereof cooperable with said retainer member for shifting the glass forwardly in its plane during the downward travel of the glass, and the other cooperable with said member for shifting the glass rearwardly in its plane during the upward travel of the glass.

18. A regulator mechanism for a window glass mounted in a vehicle body window opening, comprising a retainer member at the lower edge of the glass, front and rear swinging regulator arms, said front arm and said retainer having cooperating cam means for shifting the glass in opposite directions longitudinally of the vehicle during the vertical travel .of the glass, said cam means including a pair of spaced cam surfaces, and a stud on said retainer member engageable with said surfaces.

19. In a vehicle body having a window opening and the window glass mounted in said opening, regulator mechani comprising front and rear oppositely swinging arms for raising and lowering the glass, said mechanism having means on the front arm for shifting the glass longitudinally in opposite directions during the vertical travel of the glass, and a pair of cams offset into different vertical planes' and carried by the rear arm for.

blocking longitudinal movement of the glass when in different raised positions.

BURTON S. FLORADAY. 

